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In regions strongly influenced by Pennsylvania German culture, a new form of frame barn, inspired by traditional Swiss farm buildings, flourished in the Mid 19th Century. | ||||||||||||
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Frequently built into hillsides, these 'bank-barns' allowed wagons loaded with hay or grain to be driven into the second story threshing floor. Hay was stored in the third level. A basement level with stone walls provided a stable for the animals, which was sheltered by a cantilevered projection of the second story known as the 'forebay'. The earliest barns were log but these were replaced by more sophisticated wood framed structures which often featured stone exterior walls. Our replica is a typical small barn of the Civil-War Era, painted in the traditional barn red with white trim or in weathered tones of brown or gray. It measures 5"x5"x5". Price:$45 |
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